Joe Howard's earliest memory of painting was at five years old.
 
“My first endeavor in painting began in 1967, when I took some pictures that I painted to the local market, in Zanesville. The clerks there bought them for five cents apiece, and I came home with a handful of change. My brother John was so upset that I wouldn't share any of it that my mother made me give him some. This was my first experience with consignment sales."   

Joe has been painting in various mediums for over thirty-five years. His primary medium is watercolor, but he has also worked in oils, acrylics, pastels, and pen and ink.   

 "When I was in the Army, stationed in Germany in 1983, a friend was leaving for home, and offered me his complete set of acrylics and brushes. I bought them and practiced by painting 3'x3' album covers. I sold several, and was eventually commissioned to paint murals on barracks walls. When I came home, my acrylics ran out, and I didn't have much money, so I began painting in watercolor, since it was less expensive. From that point on, its been my primary medium. That was twenty years ago, and I haven't regretted it".


"Last Supper" Mural in artist's garage

The following pages contain a gallery of Joe's watercolors. Most are available in print form, as well as note cards. Please contact Joe at Bexley102@roadrunner.com for information on purchasing. Enjoy the tour!

Joe's primary subjects are architectural. 
He enjoys painting buildings which are both
aesthetically pleasing and historically
significant. He usually focuses on a
community and paints three or four
prominent buildings. Among his series
paintings are "Landmarks of Marion",
"Landmarks of Delaware", and "Landmarks
of Zanesville". He also works on commission,
painting private homes or office buildings. 
His paintings now hang in private homes,
businesses, hospitals, libraries, and galleries
throughout the country.

Awards for his work include:

 "People's Choice": 2001 Marion Popcorn
Festival for his work, "Sledding at the Harding
Memorial",

 "Best of Show": 2005 Marion Popcorn
Festival for "Blue Moon over Marion-1913".

“Best of Show”: Artist booth display,
Celebrate Summer Art Show, Marion.

“Blue Moon over Marion” was accepted for a
month-long showing at the Kuhn Gallery at
OSU campus in Marion in 2005. His painting
"Church Street, Charleston, S.C." was also
accepted for a month long showing at the Kuhn
Gallery in 2006. "St. Mary Catholic Church"
was purchased by the Council of Rehabilitation Facilities to hang at their
National Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

 Joe is a member of both the National and Ohio Watercolor Societies.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

 
"Blue Moon over Marion - 1913"